A/N: I woke up this morning, turned over, unlocked my phone, and just wrote this using the notepad app. And this is what happened. I haven't changed anything. I haven't even edited it. It's writing in the raw… So if there is any repetition or boring stuff, then I'm sorry.

Disclaimer: Code Geass is not my property.

C2 blinked, surprised. Rolling over in the large bed, she scrutinized the clock with drowsy eyes, which read: 10:49. 10:49? Why had she woken up so early?

Rubbing her eyes, she stifled a yawn, when she realized how much space she had.

She had too much space.

Especially when she had gotten into bed with someone else the night before. No matter how skinny and what a pushover he was… The bed was too spacious.

Where could he have gone? It couldn't be outside. It was too early for him to even consider venturing outside. Not with his infamy. So where…?

Ah. The shower. She could hear the water running and she relaxed. He was fine. He hadn't tried to do anything stupid out of grief, he hadn't-

There was a crashing sound and a heavy thump.

Then nothing.

Only the sound of water hitting the floor.

Uninterrupted.

C2 got out of bed and rushed to the bathroom. Swinging the door open (which wasn't locked luckily), she strode towards the wide shower stall. Opening the glass door, she ignored the cloud of warm steam that enveloped her and stepped inside, disregarding the fact that the water was still running. Kneeling down, she said gently, "Lelouch."

He didn't look up. His raven hair, wet, clung to his face, covering his eyes that were unseeing with sorrow. His face was blank, but she knew that he was in turmoil, drowning in silent self-torment.

The man hadn't even undressed properly, sitting on the floor drenched in his dress shirt and pants. Ignoring how wet she was getting and her hair that was now sticking to her face, she sat down in between his bent knees and leaned on his chest. Taking his hands, which lay dead by his side, she wrapped his arms around her and interlocked his fingers so that they were resting on the side of her waist. Placing her hands on top of his, she closed her eyes and patiently waited for him to speak.

"… She's doing well."

"You raised her well." she replied softly.

"…. I'm sorry." he choked out. She knew he wasn't speaking to her, but to someone hundreds and hundreds of miles from them, someone that they would never be allowed to meet again, "I'm sorry, Nunnally."

"There's no need to be sorry, Lelouch. You've done everything you possibly could have for her, so she could be happy and safe."

"C2, I-"

"Nunnally wouldn't want you crying. Enough tears have been shed in battle. Tears are not for peacetime. They're for loss and pain in times of struggle."

"I'm sorry, Nunnally…" his tears mingled with the warm water from the shower, as he wrapped her arms around her tighter. C2 merely hummed a soothing lullaby, and soon enough, the tears ceased.

"Lelouch…"

"… I'm ready."

"I admire your bravery, Lelouch. I know it's not easy for you."

"It's easier than it could have been because… Because I have you. I have you by my side."

"Yes, you do."

"Thank you, C2."

I love you.

"You're welcome, Lelouch."

I love you too.

A/N: Okay, so I'm still sick. Not as much, fortunately, but the cold has yet to leave me. They should really consider searching for a permanent cure. But there's this important announcement:

My friend read the last chapter and said to me: Hmmm… It doesn't really seem like this is your writing. Like, your usual style is just kind of… Off.

As she, and Fireminer, pointed out, yes. I'm kinda out of it, I've, so to speak, lost my "touch". Or at least part of it.

WHICH IS WHY I HAVE NOT EVEN TOUCHED THE CRAZY COUP.

I REPEAT, I HAVE NOT TOUCHED THE CRAZY COUP BECAUSE I'VE LOST MY TOUCH.

Seriously, the last thing I want to do is wreck it, and I just know that if I publish a chapter that I've written when I have a cold, I'm going to regret it big time. So I'm sorry… I'm trying my hardest to get better! And thank you to everyone that gave me advice on how to fight this sickness! It's helped a lot! Thank you so much!

BTW, THERE IS AN EXTREMELY IMPORTANT POLL QUESTION ON MY PROFILE, SO PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE GO CHECK IT OUT AND VOTE!